A GOBSMACKED Antiques Roadshow expert warned 'do the authorities know?!' at a guest's 'controversial' item. In a recent episode of the BBC show, expert John Foster met a male guest who had brought in an item which left him in a state of excitement.
John said: "So when I saw this earlier, my heart literally skipped a beat. So, what are you doing with such a beautiful object?" The man replied: "I found it metal detecting about 25 years ago. "I was just walking back to the car and got a signal and dug it, and I thought it was actually a Roman statue until I cleaned it up." The item may have been tiny, but it had a big place in history and John was keen to know if the man had carried out the correct authentication processes. .css-16e4f55{margin:16px 0;}.css-1czxmma{background-color:rgba(252,239,255,1);margin:16px 0;}.css-1tapza8{padding:20px 15px;}.css-1bk4jdt{padding:20px.
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